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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 53 |
| Journal | History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Nov 2020 |
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic constituted a crisis situation in which science was very far from Kitcher’s ideal of well-ordered science. I suggest that this could and should have been different. Kitcher’s ideal should play a role in assessing the allocation of research resources in future crisis situations, as it provides a way to balance highly divergent interests and incorporate the common good into decision-making processes on research.
Keywords
- Common good, Well-ordered science, Betacoronavirus/physiology, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Research/organization & administration, Research Design, Pandemics/prevention & control
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- History
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- History and Philosophy of Science
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In: History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, Vol. 42, No. 4, 53, 03.11.2020.
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